Between 1978 and 1992, Factory was one of the most important record labels in Britain. It launched the careers of
Joy Division,
New Order and the Happy Mondays, to name but a few; it opened the legendary
Haçienda
club and Dry bar
and it introduced to music the concept of high-quality, cutting-edge design.

The visual languages developed alongside the music, by designers such as Peter Saville,
Central Station Design
and
8vo
are still widely recognized and imitated today.